If Boris Johnson was a woman, he’d never get away with so much
Imagine a female prime minister with a reputation for partying, promiscuity and messy hair.
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Feminists must abandon their delusions about the sexual revolution
Men and women are not the same, and it is usually women who suffer when we pretend otherwise.
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Is there a woman out there who likes her body?
1 May 2000: The complex politics of cosmetic surgery begs the question - when will society judge us at more…
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Mumsnet’s founder Justine Roberts: “It is a place where women can speak the truth”
The parenting forum has become a powerful political force, and has been repeatedly accused of transphobia. Its CEO explains why…
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Anti-abortion campaigners don’t see women as people
When governments take rights away from us, we’re controlled and dehumanised.
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Are women more emotional than men?
Kenny Shiels seemed upset his “emotional” football team lost a match. He should try a good, hard cry.
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Why has it taken tragedy to stop the NHS pushing for “natural” births?
During my three days in labour I asked for a c-section countless times. I felt forgotten about, in danger and…
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How a new wave of literature is reclaiming spinsterhood
The unmarried woman has long been derided in popular culture and beyond. Now single women are telling their side of…
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“Darwin’s cultural bias was laced into his science”: Lucy Cooke on why evolutionary biology needs feminism
In her new book Bitch, the zoologist re-evaluates the myth of female submission in the animal kingdom.
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In Sexual Revolution, Laurie Penny wages war against bad sex
This broad, ambitious book skilfully skewers everyday sexism, but Penny's feminist uprising underestimates those they wish to save.
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Why we should still celebrate International Women’s Day, despite what’s happening in Ukraine
This year, of all years, we need to rally, rejoice, replenish, rabble-rouse and resist.
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Should consuming revenge porn be a criminal offence?
Without an audience, revenge porn doesn't work. Those who view these images need to understand they are participants in the…
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Does Prince Andrew’s settlement constitute justice? That depends what you think the system is for
The Duke has never faced any criminal charges and enjoys a life more leisured than most people could dream of.
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Trans activists ask us to redefine what most consider to be truth
The subject has become so toxic and all-consuming because of people's resistance to compelled speech.
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The Madonna-whore complex is still alive in straight men, denying women basic humanity
When men learn to separate the idea of personhood from the idea of sex, it enables the darkest of violence…
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Why misandry and misogyny should be treated differently when it comes to hate crimes
The Law Commission is reviewing whether offences driven by misogyny should be a hate crime – but some say hatred…
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Spitting out the Red Pill: Former misogynists reveal how they were radicalised online
Subscribers of Reddit's most notoriously sexist subreddit explain what happens when you change your mind.
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How to keep a girl in school for 56p
In Uganda, a strip of fabric can help lift families out of poverty.
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We asked the following writers, activists and politicians the same question: if feminists could campaign for one thing, what should…
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